Tynan Muddle at Aussie-Gamer.com writes: "27 years after James Cameron’s Aliens first hit the silver screen, its sequel launches onto modern video game consoles as Aliens: Colonial Marines.
"Developed under the creative control of Borderlands 2 developer Gearbox Software with the aid of Section 8 studio TimeGate Studios, the game promises to have all the scares, all the suspense and all the acid dripping Xenomorphs from the iconic sci-fi movie franchise."
"Is Aliens: Colonial Marines worthy of the franchise? Or should it be stacked in the back of the closet along the likes of Alien 3?"
Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.
The Saboteur - criminally underrated and a fantastic mechanic of bringing colour back to Nazi-occupied Paris.
The article lists Bulletstorm, Sleeping Dogs, and Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.
Can't argue with any of those really, but I would add Resident Evil Operation Racoon City and Metal Gear Survive to that list. Both terrible games from good franchises.
Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.
Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.
